c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 29th May 2003.

C1: Challenger Dave Walters.
C2: Challenger Ruth Bowes.
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C O S I H E R I M
R02: D O Y E F R A T C
R03: B O G E W A M E D
R04: S I P O T L I S E
R05: 50, 6, 4, 1, 2, 1. Target: 856.
TTT: MODARTS
R06: Q E N A T L E R U
R07: T A F O K A N O T
R08: J E S I L C U R E
R09: T A D I N O S E R
R10: 25, 1, 3, 9, 10, 4. Target: 707.
TTT: HUMTRIP
R11: C A P O N A X I G
R12: M E S A H I R S A
R13: N E D U L E Z I T
R14: 100, 4, 4, 1, 5, 7. Target: 455.
R15: M E Z A L B O B O (conundrum)


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Round 1: C O S I H E R I M

C1: HEROISM (7)
C2: mosher
DC: HEROISM (7) HEROICS (7) CHIMERS (7)
OT: ISOCHEIM (8) ISOMERIC (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D O Y E F R A T C

C1: FRAYED (6)
C2: CRAFTED (7)
DC: FACTORED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 16)

Round 3: B O G E W A M E D

C1: BADGE (5)
C2: BADGE (5)
DC: MEADOW (6)
OT: EMBOWED (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 23)

Round 4: S I P O T L I S E

C1: TOPLESS (7)
C2: PISTOLS (7)
DC: POLITIES (8)
OT: PISOLITE (8) PISTOLES (8) PITILESS (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 31)

Round 5: 50, 6, 4, 1, 2, 1. Target: 856.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 854. 50x(6x(2+1)-1)+4 (presumably) (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: MODARTS -> STARDOM

Round 6: Q E N A T L E R U

C1: LEANER (6)
C2: unrelate
DC: ETERNAL (7) NEUTRAL (7)
OT: ENTERAL (7)
Score: 25–19 (max 45)

Round 7: T A F O K A N O T

C1: KAFTAN (6)
C2: KNOT (4)
DC: AFOOT (5)
OT: ANATTO (6)
Score: 31–19 (max 51)

Round 8: J E S I L C U R E

C1: curlies
C2: CREELS (6)
DC: JUICERS (7)
OT: LEISURE (7) RECLUSE (7)
Score: 31–25 (max 58)

Round 9: T A D I N O S E R

C1: STAINED (7)
C2: SARDINE (7)
DC: NOTARISED (18) DERATIONS (18) ORDINATES (18)
Score: 38–32 (max 76)

Round 10: 25, 1, 3, 9, 10, 4. Target: 707.

C1: 706. (3x9+1)x25+10-4 (7)
C2: 706. (3x9+1)x25+10-4 (7)
CV: 707. (25x4+1)x(10-3) (10)
Score: 45–39 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: HUMTRIP -> TRIUMPH

Round 11: C A P O N A X I G

C1: PACING (6)
C2: PANIC (5)
DC: COAXING (7)
Score: 51–39 (max 93)

Round 12: M E S A H I R S A

C1: harass (wrongly disallowed - Susie said it needed two R's!)
C2: shamers
DC: ASHAMES (7) MESSIAH (7) MISHEARS (8)
Score: 51–39 (max 101)

Round 13: N E D U L E Z I T

C1: UNTIL (5)
C2: NUDIE (5)
DC: UNITED (6)
OT: DETINUE (7) DILUENT (7) LENITED (7)
Score: 56–44 (max 108)

Round 14: 100, 4, 4, 1, 5, 7. Target: 455.

C1: 450. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 455. (100-4-4-1)x5 (10)
Score: 56–44 (max 118)

Round 15: M E Z A L B O B O

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say BAMBOOZLE which is correct.
Score: 56–54 (max 128)


Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=49